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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For the 1975 Chinese expedition to Mount Everest, who was symbolically named the expedition leader?
(a) Phantog Mao.
(b) Greg Mallory.
(c) Mao Tse Tung.
(d) Tsao Tse Tung.

2. As alluded to in the North Col chapter, as Messner and Nena approached the North Col, what alarmed Messner the most?
(a) The approaching monsoons.
(b) The severe temperatures.
(c) The history of failure.
(d) The number of avalanches.

3. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him at the beginning of the North Col chapter to explore the area around the base camp, Messner told her to wait for him. How long did Messner think it would be before he'd be ready to go?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) Forty-five minutes.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) Thirty minutes.

4. The advanced base camp that Messner and Nena had been in was once a camp of the 1920s expeditions. Which camp was it?
(a) Camp I.
(b) Camp III.
(c) Camp IV.
(d) Camp II.

5. Long, unbroken stays above what altitude will make people gradually deteriorate?
(a) 6,000 meters.
(b) 6,500 meters.
(c) 7,500 meters.
(d) 7,000 meters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item was NOT packed in Messner's rucksack as he climbed to the upper base camp in the Chomolungma chapter?

2. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him to explore the area around the base camp at the beginning of the North Col chapter, what was Messner doing that he did not want to stop?

3. As Nena and Messner camped for the night at the Rongbuk river just at the edge of a village while waiting for the water to go down enough to safely cross the river, what did Nena write that she felt like?

4. As Messner and Nena gathered provisions in Peking in the Tibet chapter, they had an interpreter with them. What was the interpreter's name?

5. In the Tibet chapter, what "sport" did Bulle once liken mountaineering to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the North Col chapter, why did Nena decide to change her socks just as Messner said he was ready to go for their walk?

2. Why were women included on the 1975 Chinese expedition team?

3. In the Tibetan chapter, why did Uemura want to scale Mount Everest in the winter?

4. Why is the summer monsoon of extraordinary importance for the people of India and Nepal?

5. According to the North Col chapter, what was Messner's strongest experience when climbing?

6. According to Nena in the Tibet chapter, why would Messner's solo ascent be lessened if he took a walkie-talkie with him?

7. As Messner studied the North Col, what did he hope would hold true based on the sixteen year weather cycle?

8. According to Messner in the Chomolungma chapter, it would be impossible to reach the summit of Mount Everest without doing what first?

9. In the Tibetan chapter, what were the two kinds of money Messner described during his time in Peking?

10. As Messner began his ascent of Mount Everest in the Chomolungma chapter, suddenly reaching the summit was not important to him. Explain why reaching the summit lost its importance.

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